D-Link DIR-655 Extreme-N Gigabit Wireless Router by D-Link Systems, Inc.
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Digital camera reviews of D-Link DIR-655 Extreme-N Gigabit Wireless Router
Digital camera Review: A Wireless Router with NO Outages!
Summary: 5 Stars
I've had my D-Link DIR-655 wireless router for about a month now and am very satisfied with this product.
Before getting the DIR-655, I was using an ethernet switch but at times, it would cut-out becasue if you have more than one ethernet device running at the same time like the internet (computer) and a TV (with ethernet), the switch would get confused and cut out.
Since getting this router and upon set up, I have had absolutely no interruptions.
Set up was easy and yes, I too updated the firmware which was also easy. My place is not that big but I have the router on one end of the home with my laptop at the other end (in my bedroom most of the time) and I still have 4 to 5 bars for strenght.
The speed of my internet service also improved altough the difference was not very much but I did notice a difference.
I suggest that when you first get the router, you follow the instructions step by step. I have read reviews where some people have issues with connectivity when first setting up. I can tell you with wireless routers or any router for that matter, would need to pick up your IP address and if not done correctly, this is where issues may creep up.
The DIR-655 does have instructions that are clear cut, even the software will take you through the set up process step by step and as long as you connect the devices according to the instructions and you turn on and allow the applicable devices to boot up in a certain order, then you will not have a problem at all.
Again, set up was very easy and have been enjoying fast, worry free and interruption free internet service ever since.
I highly recommend this product for the price.
Happy surfing!
Digital camera Review: A bit flakey
Summary: 2 Stars
I found this router a bit flakey in two repsects.
First, I've found that even after it has estabilished a connection with my ISP, I frequently can't access the internet through it. If I plug my old linksys in, no problems. It usually happens if I've physically done something with the router. At first I thought it was the network cable, but after replacing the network cable twice I don't think that's it. I've found that resetting the router usually gets it back into a good state, but that doesn't leave me feeling very good about the router.
The second thing I've found is that when copying large files (media files > 1 GB) around on the wired LAN, my machines lose connection to one another frequently enough that the copy takes a LONG time to complete due to the network timeout. I haven't tracked down why this is the case, but it doesn't happen with my 100 MB linksys and it does with this router. Again, leaves me kind of regretting the purchase.
I will say that I like the config UI and it was really easy to set up. The wireless has worked flawlessly and the signal is MUCH stronger than from my previous router. The logging it supports is also much better than anything I've seen in other routers.
Digital camera Review: A bit too pricy
Summary: 4 Stars
Nice router, but the price is just a bit too high. I would say go for a cheaper one.Digital camera Review: A diamond in the rough
Summary: 5 Stars
I have been using this router for about the past 5 months and have not lost connectivity once. I am a heavy user of bittorrent and I also use VPN to access my work through-which I transfer quite a lot of data. I upgraded from a WRT-54G v3 (before linksys nerfed the router in v5), so that was thought to be a pretty decent router for the money, but I am more impressed with the reliability and features of this one.
I am not using the QoS features, but I am using dynamic dns, static IP and port forwarding. This router has been working flawlessly.
The reason I wrote this review is because I realized the other day that it's been months and I haven't had one router problem, so I figured people should know.
Digital camera Review: A disappointment
Summary: 1 Stars
Replaced a 5 year old wireless router with this with the promise of improved performance. Mac(OS-X) and PC (XP)environment.
This new router was slower by far, dropped connections, had much less range, weak signal, and customer/technical support (I think from Somalia) was a travesty. Same problems on both the Mac and PC.
Reinstalled my old one and am back up and running with no issues.